Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, Space Systems Command’s program executive officer for assured access to space, said that the U.S. Space Force wants to use commercial space vehicles and logistics services to meet military needs. Speaking at the SSC-hosted Space Mobility conference on Tuesday, Purdy brought up efforts to develop rocket cargo, which involves the transport of […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has identified three vulnerabilities in IBM and Mitel software products that have been utilized by hackers. It has added the exploits to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, a list of common vulnerabilities and exposures that pose a danger to federal government systems. Version 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 of IBM […]
The 505th Command and Control Wing’s 705th Training Squadron has incorporated Kessel Run’s Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application into the Lead Wing Command and Control Course, an educational program intended to teach Air Combat Command leaders about distributed operations for the Agile Combat Employment strategy. C2IMERA is an application meant to support […]
Kelly Fletcher, the Department of State’s chief information officer, shared that efforts are underway to upgrade cybersecurity and technology practices as adversaries grow their capacity to threaten networks and systems. Speaking at a Billington Cybersecurity webinar on Thursday, she said that her agency is among the world’s “most attacked” due to its role in global […]
Christopher Cleary, the Department of the Navy’s principal cyber adviser, shared new details at the recent West 2023 conference regarding in-development projects to secure critical infrastructure, pointing out that the service is leading the way for the other military branches with such efforts. He told reporters he is advocating for the principal cyber advisers of […]
John Sherman, chief information officer of the Department of Defense, has released the latest in a series of policy updates meant to improve cyber workforce management efforts. A 2023 Wash100 awardee and a speaker at the upcoming Potomac Officers Club Fourth Annual CIO Summit, Sherman said that the new guidelines utilize the Cyber Workforce Framework […]
The Department of State has issued guidance on the responsible use of artificial intelligence for military purposes, outlining a set of best practices that the U.S. and other nations would agree to abide by in future development and implementation efforts. Titled “Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy,” the guidance was […]
The Office of Army Prize Competitions and the Army Applied Small Business Innovation Research Program has awarded phase I contracts worth up to $250,000 each to ten small businesses for artificial intelligence and machine learning and clean energy technology solutions. Applied Sonics and Oceanit Laboratories will build AI/ML capabilities to assist with nitramine recrystallization and […]
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a two-year, $2.5 million grant to Melax Technologies and Brigham and Women’s Medical Center for the development of a clinical decision support system that utilizes deep learning and natural language processing algorithms to detect cognitive decline in patients based on their electronic health records. According to Jingcheng Du, […]
Dylan Presman, the director for budget and assessment at the Office of the National Cyber Director, said that the upcoming national cybersecurity strategy will contain post-quantum cryptography guidelines that “take a strong stand” as the public and private sectors start to transition away from standard encryption. Speaking at an Advanced Technology Academic Research Center event, […]
